B Grimm alots 38.5 billion Baht till 2022 in Asean
B Grimm Power Plc has set aside more than Bt38.5 billion for investment in its power projects with the aim of achieving 5,000 megawatts by 2022, the company’s chief executive officer Preeyanart Soontornwata said after opening its largest solar farm electricity plant in Tay Ninh, Vietnam in last week. “We will focus on green energy […]
Indonesian haze returns to Malaysia?
Last Friday, on 6 September, Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) along with the Department of Environment (DOE), released a statement informing the public that the government will be in talks with its Indonesian counterpart in order to address transboundary haze. This was after they found that the Air Pollutant […]
Capital in waiting: trepidation in corner of Borneo earmarked as the new Jakarta
Sugio’s orchard is his life’s work and a great source of pride for the 79-year-old resident of Tengin Baru village in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan. The orchard sits back from the main road, which in places is no more than a potholed track that cuts through jungles and villages. The plot of land is tranquil and […]
Singapore Government Announces Masterplan: Reduce Landfill Waste By 30% By 2030
Last week, the Singaporean government announced a new waste reduction target of 30% for the country’s action plan against landfill waste. If Singapore is able to achieve the target by 2030, the lifespan of the soon to be overflowing Semakau Landfill could be extended beyond the current projection of 2035. This is a part of […]
Meet the environment defenders fighting for clean energy in Southeast Asia
What chance do clean energy activists in Southeast Asia stand in the only part of the world where coal is gaining share in the energy mix? Coal-fired power generation is growing faster than every other source of energy in the region, and nowhere faster than Vietnam, where coal generation is expected to increase by 544 per cent between 2014 and 2030. ENERGY Coal […]
Malaysia to send diplomatic note to Indonesia over forest fires
KUCHING, Sarawak: Putrajaya will send a diplomatic note to Jakarta to request it takes immediate action to put out forest fires in Indonesia, as air quality deteriorated in parts of Sarawak. Deputy Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis said on Friday (Sep 6) that satellite images from a day before showed […]
South China Sea: Beijing risks infuriating Vietnam as it eyes oil and gas reserve
The vessel is called Lan Jing and is thought to be the largest one in the world. It belongs to state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and sails under the Hong Kong flag. China has used it before in the South China Sea to install large oil rigs. RELATED ARTICLES South China Sea: Vietnam […]
Malaysia needs RM33b to achieve 2025 green energy target
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will need RM33 billion worth of investments to boost the renewable energy (RE) part of the country’s energy generation mix from the 2% recorded in 2018 to 20% by 2025, according to Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin (pic). The investment needed to reach the RE target, […]
